skeeter

1 of 2

noun (1)

skee·​ter ˈskē-tər 

1

: mosquito

2

: an iceboat 16 feet (5 meters) or more in length having a single sail

skeeter

2 of 2

noun (2)

skeet·​er ˈskē-tər 

: a skeet shooter

Examples of skeeter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

And while screen doors and a healthy (or, in hindsight, not-so-healthy) dose of DDT might have done the trick in the 1950s, nowadays, the war on skeeters has entered a new front. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Some microbiomes attracted the skeeters; others repelled them. — ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

If those comments are any indication, the American people aren’t exactly thrilled with the idea of a tech company releasing millions of skeeters into the wild. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 4 June 2026

The skeeter strategy Zheng explains that the challenge with the approach was how to vaccinate the bats. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for skeeter

• beater
• cheater
• dieter
• eater
• heater
• liter
• litre
• meter
• metre
• neater
• praetor
• seater